NCMS Project #: 142265
Problem: The commercial Supply Chain Management industry must maintain, sustain, and logistically support aircraft, ships, and vehicles all over the world, while navigating the numerous supply chain challenges that must be addressed for organizations to successfully sustain their fleets. Down time due to spare parts delays results in schedule delays, service interruptions, increased costs, and ultimately dissatisfied customers.
Benefit: Developing a feasible solution within the dynamic global environment that the Marine Corps operates in will demonstrate to the public what solutions are executable and should be easily transferable to the airline, ship and vehicle industries.
Solution/Approach: Phase I of this effort focused on the investigation of feasible spare parts supply chain strategies within the dynamic global environment in which the Marine Corps currently operates, by demonstrating the potential of various executable solutions. Phase II will expand on the successes of Phase I and is focused on verification and validation of these solutions for adoption applicability. Efficiencies will be realized by providing recommendations and a roadmap for algorithms using transactional data to forecast a more accurate mix of high demand parts and will provide for a resilient Supply Chain Management strategy that demonstrates cost avoidance return.
Impact on Warfighter:
- Increase speed of decision-making
- Optimize maintenance and sustainment efficiencies and operations
- Reduce interruptions, downtime, and overall costs
- Improve warfighter readiness and lethality
DOD Participation:
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Joint Strike Fighter Program Office
- U.S. Air Force (observer)
- U.S. Navy (observer)
Industry Participation:
- SteerBridge Solutions
- NCMS
Benefit Area(s):
- Cost savings
- Repair turnaround time
- Mx management improvement
- Improved readiness
- Survivability
- Reliability improvement
Mx Focus Area:
- Business IT and Analytics
